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Margate in Maps and Pictures

compiled by Anthony Lee

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December 15 2013
Postcards added to the OS 1907 map of Margate

Dreamland Football Ground Margate	Edgar Road/York house 1913	Edgar Road/ Blighty 1921	Edgar Road/ Cliffe Hotel

Ethelbert Road	Tram Fort Crescent	Tram Fort Crescent	Harbour Miniature Railway 1961

Marine Terrace Bathing Pavilion 1934	Marine Terrace Sun Deck 1982	Marine Terrace/Cinque Ports Arms	Marine Terrace/tram and early buses

Palm Bay and cliffs 1949	Queens Gardens/Queens Highcliffe Car Rally 1919	Sweyn Road/Riverdale 1971	Westbrook Esplanade [Royal Esplanade]
December 1 2013
Postcards added to the OS 1907 map of Margate

Cecil Square/Grand Theatre Old Folks	Clifton Baths	Clock Tower/early buses	Drapers Mills c 1900

Eastern Esplanade/Wishing Towers Hotel 1987	Ethelbert Crescent-Queens Lawns 1976	Fort Hill	Harbour and Droit House [LL 1907]

Harold Road/Connaught Lodge	Hatfeild Road/Hatfeild House 1959	Lifeboat House Christmas	Marine Drive

Northdown Park 1960	Royal Sea Bathing KG Ward
Unveiling of a memorial fountain in Lewis Crescent: Two postcards from the Mick Twyman collection, digitized by John Robinson, with information from Suzannah Foad.
The fountain, sculptured from Forest of Dean stone, was erected by Councilor Arthur Charles Bourner in memory of his eldest son, 2nd Lieutenant Rowley Moody Nicholson Bourner and unveiled on 7th November 1922, by the Mayor, Councilor Harry Belham Smith. Lieutenant Bourner, 1st Bn, 3rd Coy, Machine Gun Corps, died, aged 27, on 28th March 1918 from wounds received at Passchendaele. Arthur Charles Bourner died in Broadstairs in 1933.

Lewis Crescent/Memorial unveiling 7 November 1922	Lewis Crescent/Memorial unveiling 7 November 1922
November 17 2013
Stereocards, CDVs and Cabinet Cards added to the OS 1873 map of Margate
Stereocards

Pier view to Bankside	Pier and Droit Office [Poulton]	Pier, Jetty and Great Beach	View from Fort Cliff 1860

Circus clowns on Beach	Life Boat Memorial	Fort Paragon and Aldby Place [Fort Crescent]	Reculver Spires
Stereocard St. Johns Church interior
In 1875 the Parish Church of St John the Baptist underwent major restoration. The Church was closed on 28 December 1874 and reopened in July 1875 [Thanet Guardian, January 2 and July 10, 1875]. The work involved removal of the old box pews and the galleries running along the side of the church. This stereocard shows the interior of the church before restoration. The gallery on the left hand side can be seen, together with the central box pews and the rows of candelabra used to light the church. On the right hand pillar is a poster, of which just the following is readable: 'St. Johns Church, Visitors'. The view is contrasted with a photograph of the interior in 1893, after the restoration.

St Johns Interior [stereocard, Stodart]	St Johns interior 1893
CDVs

Trinity Church	Photographic copy of a painting of a paddle steamer in trouble off Margate	Margate Minstrel, Leonard[Goodman and Schmidt]
A Cabinet Card

Barrel organ and children [Margate photographer]
November 10 2013
Postcards added to the OS 1907 map of Margate

Athelstan Road/Beach View 1912	Edgar Road/Glenwood group	Union Crescent/Luton Boarding House	Eastern Esplanade/St Martins School 1914

Godwin Road/Sea View Lodge 1912	Lewis Crescent/Cliftonville Court	Lewis Crescent [LL 1912]	Newgate Promenande/Goat Carts

Palm Bay Avenue/Tennis Courts	Palm Bay from beach	Palm Bay sands	Newgate Gap/Pettmans Cart 1908

Walpole Bay looking east	Westbrook Gardens 1907	Westcliff Gardens putting green	Dreamland Railway/Red Dragon
October 27 2013
Postcards added to the OS 1907 and Tram maps of Margate

Athelstan Road/Athelstan BH June 1926	Tram 59 Canterbury Road Westbrook	Tram on Marine Terrace opposite station entrance	Churchfield Place/Rob Roy Home 1906

Dane Park and pavilion	Dane Road/delivery to Mulberry Tree	Eastern esplanade/Carlton Hotel 1935	Carriages outside the Hydro [Grand]

Eastern Esplanade/St Annes Catholic interior	Edgar Road	Fort Crescent	Fort Hill

Lewis Crescent/Granville Court Hotel	Collapse of houses at back of Milton Square 11 May 1908	Clifton Baths	Victoria Road/Emmanuel Church
October 20 2013
Postcards added to the OS 1907 and Tram maps of Margate

Tram on Marine Terrace	Tram 24 opposite Sun deck	Tram 53, Interior lower deck	Newgate Gap Pettmans Bathing Platform

Northdown Park and Hall	Northdown Road/Dowlings Chocolates	Palm Bay 1923	Rancorn Rd jnc with Westbrook Terrace

Royal Crescent 1912	Royal Crescent	Surrey Road/Surrey Hall	Upper Marine Terrace/Shaftesbury House 1913

Victoria Road/Cottage Hospital	Deaf and Dumb Asylum 1911	Westbrook Road/Kingston House 1928	Winter Gardens Newly opened 1912
October 13 2013
Prints and engravings added to the OS 1873 map
The Margate Assembly Room was destroyed by a fire in October 1882, as illustrated in the Thanet Free Press for November 3 1882. The Fire and the subsequent building of the Grand Theatre is described here.

Royal Assembly Rooms before the fire	The Ball Room before the fire	The Conflagration	Scene after the Fire
More Leporello prints from Rock

Royal Deaf and Dumb Asylum 10 May 1875 Rock	Royal Sea Bathing Infirmary 2 April 1875	Crescent College 2 April 1875	Magdala Villas 20 June 1874

Aquarium 1 May 1875 [never built]	Buenos Ayres May 1868
Other engravings

Grand Assembly Room 1787	Dane Hill House Academy [Perry]	Royal Hotel [Perry]

The High School 2 April 1875	Royal Deaf and Dumb Asylum 10 May 1875
October 6 2013
More pictures from the Twyman collection, with thanks to Eve Twyman, and to John Robinson who scanned the pictures

Garlinge Crossing	The Square Garlinge	The Rodney Garlinge	Church Square

Cranbourne Alley	Cecil Square/Post Office	High Street/Hope and Anchor	High street/ back of Herbert Reeves - baker

Addington Street/London Tavern	Addington Street/London Tavern	Mansion Street/Northern Belle	Trinity Square/Cycle Shop July 1999

Trinity Square/Cycle Shop July 1999	Addington Street/Westons Dairies	Duke Street/Wellington	High Street/Hope and Anchor
September 29 2013
Pictures from the Twyman collection, with thanks to Eve Twyman, and to John Robinson who scanned the pictures

Charlotte Place	Bath Road/Good Intent PH	Clifton Baths rebuilding	Clifton Baths Archway

Harold Road/Claremont	Cranbourne Alley	High street/Bullers Court 1939	High Street/ view to Hope and Anchor

High Street/The Six Bells	Mansion Street/Northern Belle	New Street/New Inn	Ramsgate Road/First & Last 2000

Parade/Crawfords Wine Merchants	Oxford Street/The Oxford	Byron Road/The Lord Byron	Victoria Road/Spread Eagle
September 22 2013
Postcards added to the OS 1907 and Tram maps of Margate

Athelstan Road/Clifton BH 1912	Canterbury Road/Westonville 1929	Cecil Square/Inspection of India Troops	Cecil Square/Inspection of India Troops

Cecil Square Queen Street corner/Dignitaries	Churchfield Place 1907	Dane Park	Eastern Esplanade/Norfolk Hotel

Fort Crescent 1913	Fort Crescent 1933	Jetty 1907	Jetty Viennese Band 1903

Jetty Band/Royal Engineers 1906	Lewis Avenue/Florence Hotel	Marine Terrace sands/Peace 1919	Tram on Marine Terrace
September 14 2013
Stereocards and CDVs added to the OS 1873 map of Margate

Clifton Baths sands	Birchington pond and church	Fort from Pier with Cobb's Brewery	Dandelion near Margate

High Street Bathing Rooms [Poulton and Co]	Family seated on Fort [James Stodart]	Kingsgate Captain Digby [London Photo Co]	Royal Crescent Gateway

Fort view from jetty [cdv]	Destruction of Jetty Nov 24 1877 [J Byrne CDV]	St Johns Church [CDV]	Harbour and Droit Office [CDV]

Oval Cliftonville
September 8 2013
The funeral of Chief Fire Officer Wells June 1914

Outside Trinity Church	At the graveside	At the graveside	Floral tribute
Postcards added to the OS 1907 map of Margate

Dane Hill/Sedgemoor	Eastern Esplanade Norfolk Hotel 1913	First Avenue The Unique 1947	Fort Green Fort Steps 1903

Parade White Hart Royal York 1909	Queens Promenade	Royal Crescent/Nayland Rock Hydroplane 1913	Victoria Road Cottage Hospital

Victoria Road Deaf and Dumb Asylum 1910	Winter Gardens by night	Winter Gardens interior	Winter Gardens aerial view
September 1 2013
Postcards added to the OS 1907 and Tram maps of Margate

Cecil square ceremony	Cecil Square London and County Bank 1907	Dane Park 1908	Dane Park football, Approach Road in background

Dane Park Liverpools 1915 Approach Rd	Dane Park Liverpools 1915 Approach Rd	Dane Park Liverpools 1915 looking towards Drapers Mills	Eastern Esplanade Carlton Hotel

Gordon Road/Coopers Boarding House	Harold Road/Connaught Lodge 1915	Marine Terrace/Kent Hotel	Marine Terrace station entrance 1907

Marine Terrace Tram No 19 1932	Palm Bay	Palm Bay	Palm Bay/Princes Walk
August 26 2013
A photograph showing the Newgate Custom station at Margate, kindly provided by John Hobday, ca 1890s

Newgate with Customs Station ca 1890s [Hobday]
Postcards added to the OS 1907 and Tram maps of Margate

Alexandra Road St Pauls Church	Athelstan Road Cliffdale 1915	Athelstan Road Stanmore 1909	Dane Park winter 1909

Dane Park Lake 1914	Dane Park Lake	Ethelbert Road Temple House 1903	Garlinge Square Rodney band

Lewis Avenue St Georges 1938 war disabled	Marine Terrace aerial view	Marine Terrace YMCA 1914	Norfolk Road Royston 1924

Northdown Road Moylers corner	Tram on the Parade	Tram on the Parade [LL]	Tram on Fort Crecent 1907
August 18 2013
Pictures of Dreamland, Margate
The Miniature Railway


The Scenic Railway

The Amusement Park

Racing Cars Dreamland	The Snail Dreamland	Dreamland Park	Dreamland Park

Jet Ride Dreamland	Dreamland Park	Dreamland Park	Dreamland Park

Dreamland Amusement Park 1966	Dreamland From the Air	Dreamland Park	Dreamland Upside Down House

Dreamland the sphinx 1960s	Dreamland Racers	Dreamland Zoo /lion Prince	Dreamland Gardens at night

Dreamland Gardens
August 4 2013
Postcards added to the OS 1907 map of Margate

Belgrave Road	Clifton Baths Baths Saloon 1908	Clifton Baths 1913	Lido Cliff Cafe

Dane Road, Mulberry Tree	Dane Road, Mulberry Tree 1909	Dane Valley Road, Dane Valley Arms	Dreamland Paratrooper 1961

Fort Crescent	Harold Road, Elon Villa 1958	Marine Terrace Nos 49-51, West End Hotel 1925	Mutrix Road Westbrook 1937

Palm Bay cricket	Sea View Terrace Westbrook, Seascape
July 28 2013
A set of photographs kindly provided by John Hobday, taken by his great uncle, mostly of Margate in 1892

LCDR station, 21 May 1892 [Hobday]	Tivoli Road Bridge, Whit Monday 1892 [Hobday]	Fort Promenade,1 July 1892 [Hobday]	Fort Promenade,16 August 1892 [Hobday]

Jetty, 2 July 1892 [Hobday]	Jetty, 16 August 1892 [Hobday]	Jetty and Metropole Hotel, 16 August 1892 [Hobday]	Marine Palace, 16 August 1892 [Hobday]

The Parade, 2 July 1892 [Hobday]	Harbour and SS Cambria, Parade,19 May 1892 [Hobday]	Harbour Slipway,2 July 1892 [Hobday]	Harbour Slipway,2 July 1892 [Hobday]

Marine Terrace Sands,2 July 1892 [Hobday]	Marine Terrace Sands,2 July 1892 [Hobday]	Marine Terrace Cinque Ports Arms, 2 July 1892 [Hobday]	Clocktower,5 July 1892 [Hobday]

Newgate Bridge, May 1892 [Hobday]	Wheatsheaf Inn, 23 July 1892 [Hobday]	Albert Terrace, 19 May 1892 [Hobday]	Alexandra Rd, St Stephens Church ca 1892[Hobday]

Trinity Square in winter, ca 1892 [Hobday]	Ainslie Bros. butchers, 62 High street [PC, Hobday]
July 21 2013
Photographs added to the 1907 Ordnance Survey Map of Margate
Two photographs of Pearks Dairy in High Street kindly provided by Jim Greaves

Inside Pearks shop High Street [Jim Greaves]	Pearks van [Jim Greaves]
Some photographs of Kingscliffe in Eastern Esplanade [Lewis Avenue] Margate kindly provided by Lyn Offord

Kingscliffe Hotel, Lewis Avenue 1915 [Lyn Offord]	Kingscliffe Hotel, Lewis Avenue [Lyn Offord]	Kingscliffe Hotel, Dining room 1914 [Lyn Offord]	Kingscliffe Hotel, lounge 1922 [Lyn Offord]

Kingscliffe Hotel, Main lounge [Lyn Offord]	Kingscliffe Hotel, Main lounge [Lyn Offord]	Kingscliffe Hotel, one of the best bedrooms [Lyn Offord]	Kingscliffe Hotel, guests 1914 [Lyn Offord]

John Henry Brunton with Kingscliffe Hotel staff 1912 [Lyn Offord]	Kingscliffe Hotel, waiters 1911 [Lyn Offord]	Van Biene orchestra resident at Kingscliffe 1921 [Lyn Offord]
June 30 2013
A set of photographs kindly provided by John Hobday whose grandparents and greatgrandparents live in Flint House, Northumberland Road, Margate
Flint House

Cliftonville Sunday School band and choir, garden of Flint House, 1898 [Hobday]	Flint House c 1900 [Hobday]	Flint House in the snow [Hobday]	View from Flint House [Hobday]

Flint House in the snow 1898 [Hobday]	Shield on Flint House [Hobday]	Flint House stationery [Hobday]	Flint House collapsed 28 Aug 1947 [Hobday]
Northumberland Road

Northumberland Road opposite Flint House, 26 July 1892 [Hobday]	Northumberland Road, with SER Coach July 1892 [Hobday]
Samuel Moodey, No.3 Hawley Street

S. Moodey 3 Hawley Street [Hobday]	S. Moodey 3 Hawley Street c 1895 [Hobday]	S. Moodey & Son 3 Hawley Street ca 1920s [Hobday]	S. Moodey & Son 3 Hawley Street ca 1920s [Hobday]

S. Moodey & Son 3 Hawley Street ca 1955 [Hobday]	S. Moodey & Son 3 Hawley Street ca 1950s [Hobday]
Other Photographs

Christabel Pankhurst outside Theatre Royal, 2nd July 1910 [Hobday]	Drapers Mills School, c 1931 [Hobday]	Technical School, Cecil Street [Hobday]	VE street party, St James Park Road [Hobday]
June 23 2013
A variety of pictures and photographs of Margate
The Clifton Baths 1870
South Eastern Gazette. 7 March 1870. The Clifton Baths – These old-established baths are now, by the enterprise of our fellow- townsman, Mr. T. D. Reeve, undergoing a thorough transformation. For many years their external appearance has not been of a character calculated to give much pleasure to our visitors, nor to act as a recommendation to bestow patronage on their proprietor; but now under the direction of Mr. Reeve, they are being made more presentable, and, when completed, will be an attractive feature in that part of Margate. The entire cost of the alteration is estimated at,£10,000. Only a portion of the work — enough to permit of the bathing being carried on in the season on a somewhat larger scale than before — will be completed this year. In addition to the above-named alterations, the roadway in front of Ethelbert terrace will be widened, the present boundary wall of the Clifton Baths estate will be removed, and a new wall will be erected — this work being carried out by the Town-council. Thus an improvement of some magnitude will be effected, mainly in consequence of the enterprise of one individual.

Rebuilding Clifton Baths 1870
Bobbin about to the fiddle - a familly rehersal of quadrille dancing, or Polishing for a trip to Margate. 1817
Bobbin about to the fiddle. Hand-coloured etching Published by Thomas Tegg. Print made by Charles Williams May 1817 A dancing-master, playing a small fiddle, dances, facing a stout cit who dances between wife and daughter, holding their hands; another grown-up daughter dances opposite them beside the dancing-master. The cit’s leg is extended stiffly. The first daughter says: “Law Pa that’s just as when you was drilling for the Whitechaple Volunteers— only look how Ma and I & sister Clementina does it? —” Pa: “I say Mounseer Caper! don’t I come it prime? Ecod I shall cut a Figor!!” The man answers: “Vere vell Sar, Ver Vell you vil danse a merveille vere soon!” On the left a tiny child imitates her father’s step, supported by a little sister, while three rather older children dance in a ring. A plainly dressed maiden aunt sits in an armchair (right). A handsomely furnished drawing-room is suggested.

Bobbin about to the Fiddle 1817
Some Watercolours of Margate

Percy Rowland 1901 - sampling the natives	View from Tivoli by G. Wainwright July 1852	Fort and Jetty [Watercolour, no date]	Stateroom of a Margate Passage boat Rowlandson [NMM]

A Margate Hoy unloading her cargo, John Nixon 1781 [Bonhams]	Margate Harbour, Samuel Owen 1806 [Yale]	Margate Hoy, Smith 1778-1810 [Yale]
June 2 2013
Watercolours of Margate added to the Watercolours section

Cottages in Nepture Square 20th century	Drawing of Iron Bridge ca 1856	Margate from Bathing Place July 1813 [Shepherd]	The back of the bathing rooms 1820

Margate 1855 N Smith	James Holmes Margate 1838	James Holmes Margate 1838	James Holmes Margate 1838

View of Margate W G Jennings	View of Margate W G Jennings	On the Road to St Peters ca 1860	View of Margate from St Peters Road 1852